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Joe Rogers to Speak at MLK Day Celebration

January 18, 2011

The University Campus community will
celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on January 17, with a
morning gathering featuring respected motivational speaker Joe
Rogers. Rogers is an attorney and former lieutenant governor of
Colorado. He was also a principal speaker at the 2009 Republican
Convention.

He has been asked to present at Saint
Leo University his Dream Alive program, which draws upon the vision
of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rogers has made similar
presentations to many college audiences across the country in honor
of America's slain civil rights leader. Rogers is scheduled to
speak at 9:30 a.m., Monday, the 17th in the Student Community
Center. The public is invited to attend.

In the afternoon, students,
faculty, and staff at University Campus are encouraged
to choose a community service project opportunity at one of
several area nonprofits. The organizations, which range from
home-building projects to thrift stores, invite Saint Leo
groups in for the afternoon to assist with specific chores or
maintenance operations. The normal class schedule is suspended
because of the commemoration.